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Malaysia says it has summoned China’s ambassador to protest against the presence and activities of Chinese vessels in Kuala Lumpur’s exclusive economic zone.
A statement issued by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Chinese vessels, including a survey boat, were operating off the coasts of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in contravention of 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
It did not elaborate on the number of ships involved or say when the incident took place.
Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei claim parts of the South China Sea off their coasts, while China claims almost the entire area under the so-called nine-dash line that the international court ruled to be without basis in 2016.
